Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

169 reviews

espurrr's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

trollmila's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, and Colonisation

stephanieluxton's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

My favorite thing about this book was the artwork. The art was great.

This book is about Abitha, a fiery young woman who lives in a very patriarichal and puritan society filled with religious extremism. When her husband is mysteriously killed, Abitha faces possibly losing her farm due to her greedy brother in law and must use her strong will and resourcefulness to succeed in a society that is stacked against her. Also there's a mysterious and powerful entity that we don't know if we can trust to help or hinder Abitha. Also Abitha dabbles in a bit of light witchcraft, so things get more complicated for her. 

This book is not a horror book. It's a paranormal historical fiction. Abitha is an effective protagonist. The villains are interesting and believable. My beef with this book is that it took a long time for anything really interesting to happen. The pace was awfully slow. The last little bit of the book picked up but when I finished it, I wasn't satisfied. I genuinely don't know what this book was trying to say. 

I thought it was weird that the devil was basically the good guy all along? I don't think that's a great message. I understand that Sampson was more like the spirit of the forest rather than Satan, himself. I also appreciate his character arc of knowing he's capable of violence but wanting to be good. He didn't seem like the devil. I wonder if the other people just saw him as a devil, even though he isn't. IDK. I do appreciate the religious extremism is bad - especially when it dehumanizes and harms other people so the other villains were incredibly effective. 

Would I recommend this book? Probably not. It wasn't a cozy feel good read, but it also wasn't very spooky. I know so many people have loved this but I just don't see it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

prairieraven's review against another edition

I'm honestly a big chicken and the illustrations were amazing but my imagination went on overdrive and I had to stop reading because I got too scared with the demonic possession and demons within the story 

Honestly so far was a solid 4 ⭐ recommend!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hihicass's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual harassment

joanna_reinecke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

sarahelyse's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Xenophobia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

unicornialism's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kds247's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A perfect spooky read, especially for those who are interested in the Salem Witch Trials. Brom’s incorporation of pagan mythology and the witch trials conducted by the puritans made this such an interesting story. I absolutely couldn’t put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

alexashines's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Super dark and twisted, but if you’re ready for it- it’s a great read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism